Reena Advani
Reena Advani is a senior editor with Morning Edition. She is responsible for newsmaker interviews and some of the program's most insightful coverage of current affairs. Most recently, Advani has traveled to China, Israel and Ukraine reporting on the impact of global competition and war. Not everything she works on is so serious. Some of her favorite assignments have included conversations with Bono, Dolly Parton, the Dalai Lama, Andre Agassi, Alicia Keys and Matt Damon. Advani joined NPR in 1997 and has worked across the network. [Copyright 2025 NPR]
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Twenty years after Hurricane Katrina, retired Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré, who led recovery efforts as commander of Joint Task Force Katrina, urges people to be prepared for future disasters. -
The nonprofit group Partnership for Public Service has named David Lebryk, former fiscal assistant secretary at the Treasury Department, as federal employee of the year. -
Cutting off research funding for Harvard University might hurt the school, its president Alan Garber told NPR, but it also potentially sets back important work that benefits the public. -
International aid workers discuss the real-life impact of U.S. aid cuts in their countries and beyond. -
Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to China Nicholas Burns discusses the challenges diplomats and business leaders face in China with Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep. -
The new movie Conclave dramatizes the Vatican's search for a new pope — and the perils of ambition within its ranks. Ralph Fiennes talks about his starring role. -
Morning Edition spoke to the Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus about being tapped as Bangladesh's interim leader and his country's future. -
Annie Sklaver Orenstein, author of Always a Sibling: The Forgotten Mourner's Guide to Grief, tells Morning Edition that grief is complicated but there are simple things someone can do for those going through it. -
John McEnroe, Billie Jean King and other tennis legends discuss their legacies in a new PBS documentary series. -
Former National Geographic photographer details his struggles with mental health while climbing the world's mountains
